# The same AI-chatbot could validate opposing political views. Could that deepen divisions?

> Researchers at Brazil's State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) found that popular chatbots shifted their answers when prompted with hypothetical users' political views.

- Published: 2026-09-24T13:30:02.114Z
- Updated: 2026-09-24T17:30:02.337Z
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- Topics: Education, Science and technology
- Involves: Petter Tornberg, Scientific Reports, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Zakary Tormala, Zanoni Dias, chameleon index

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- 2026-09-24T13:30:02.114Z - DW Top Stories: [The same AI-chatbot could validate opposing political views. Could that deepen divisions?](https://www.dw.com/en/ai-systems-shifted-their-answers-toward-both-left-and-right-leaning-users-in-a-study-could-sycophantic-chatbots-deepen-political-divides/a-79377894?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf)
- 2026-09-24T17:30:02.337Z - DW Top Stories: [The same AI-chatbot could validate opposing political views. Could that deepen divisions?](https://www.dw.com/en/could-flattering-ai-make-humanity-turn-on-itself/a-79377894?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf)

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